GRE Word List

EMETIC

an agent that induces vomiting

The meaning of the word emetic is an agent that induces vomiting.

Random words

WordMeaning
defeatistan attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat
degradationthe act or process of degrading
partialof or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total
deviouswandering
decoya pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture
cerebralof or relating to the brain or the intellect
indicessigns; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index
amalgamateto unite in or as if in an amalgam
imperceptiblenot perceptible by a sense or by the mind : extremely slight, gradual, or subtle
internecineof, relating to, or involving conflict within a group